|
Format |
Format Use |
Tournament Length |
Number of Games |
Seeding |
|
Single Elimination |
Social or Club
tournaments where time
is short and the number
of playing areas is
limited. Best used for
the playoffs at the end
of a Round Robin,
Barrage or Random Draw. |
1
Day |
Very few |
Important |
|
Double Elimination |
Social or Club
tournaments. |
1 Day |
Few |
Important |
|
Round Robin and
Single
Elimination playoff |
Social, Club, or
Championship
tournaments. |
1 Day |
Average |
Seeding important for
Round Robin |
|
Barrage |
Normally used as the
second round to a Round
Robin or Random Draw
format. |
|
|
|
|
Round Robin followed by
a Barrage and
Single
Elimination playoff |
Championship and Open
tournaments. Round Robin
played on Day (1).
Barrage and Single
Elimination played on
Day (2) |
2 Day |
Many |
Seeding important for
Round Robin |
|
Random Draw and Single
Elimination playoff |
Social, Club, or
Championship
tournaments. |
1 Day |
Average |
Seeding determined by
results of Random Draw |
|
Random Draw followed by
a Barrage and
Single
Elimination playoff |
Championship and Open
tournaments. Random Draw
played on Day (1).
Barrage and Single
Elimination played on
Day (2) |
2 Day |
Many |
Seeding determined by
results of Random Draw |
